Joseph Herndon 
Joseph was born on May 1st, 1737 in Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Joseph's father was Edward Herndon and his mother was Elizabeth Stubblefield. His paternal grandparents were Edward Herndon and Mary Elizabeth Waller; his maternal grandparents were George Stubblefield and Ann Nash. He had two brothers and a sister, named Edward, John and Elizabeth. He was the youngest of the four children. He died at the age of 73 on October 28th, 1810 in Fredericksburg, Virginia.General Notes
One of the signers of the Fredericksburg Resolutions 4/28/1775.
Joseph Herndon, born May 1, 1737, died October 28, 1810, lived on a beautiful estate called "Mattaponi," six miles southeast of Fredericksburg. He was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, and after his return to Virginia took a prominent part in public affairs. Was vestryman, collector of levies, etc., in St. George's parish; and was one of the citizens who took action June 24, 1774, regarding the Boston Post Bill. April 28, 1775, he was a signer of the famous Fredericksburg Resolutions drafted by Peyton Randolph and Edmund Pendleton, thus more than a year before the Declaration of Independence, he, with the other signers, banded themselves together "to resist to the death all attempts against their rights from whatsoever quarter they might be assailed," and pledged themselves to reassemble at a moment's notice "by force of arms to defend the laws, the liberties, and the rights of this or any other sister colony from unjust and wicked invasion," and concluded with "God save the liberties of America."
He was the third son of Edward and Mary Brock Herndon--daughter of Jos. Brock. Edward Herndon, died 1759, lived on the Brock Road, where a century later the battle of the wilderness was fought. He was sheriff of Spotsylvania in 1734. '38, '39, and '40, and was a son of Edward Herndon, born 1678, died 1742, of New Kent County, and his wife Mary Waller. Edward Herndon, Sr., was the eldest son of Wm. Herndon, who patented lands in St. Stephen Parish, New Kent, in 1674 and 1677, and his wife Catharine Digges, youngest daughter of Edward Digges, Governor of Virginia in 1655.
Marriage 1 Philadelphia Foster b: 12 Jul 1736
* Married: 15 Sep 1757 1
Children
1. Elizabeth Herndon b: 22 Feb 1759
2. Edward Herndon b: 16 Jan 1761
3. Robert Herndon b: 25 Nov 1763
Marriage 2 Mary Ann Minor b: 7 Mar 1741
* Married: 15 Aug 1765 1
Children
1. Sarah Herndon b: 2 Jul 1766
2. John Minor Herndon b: 28 Feb 1768
3. Mary Herndon
4. Joseph Herndon b: 9 Jun 1772
5. William Herndon b: 29 Dec 1774
6. Peter Herndon b: 6 Mar 1777
7. Lucy Herndon b: 23 Aug 1779
8. Reuben Herndon b: 2 Dec 1781
9. Dabney Herndon b: 14 Apr 1783
-
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
-
*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1596 in Ripple, England d.1631
- b.~ 1620 in England
- b.1602 in Scotland
- b.1649 in Marden, Maidstore, Kent, England d.1722 in Hampton Parrish, York County, Virginia
<Unknown>
- b.Mar 1678 in St. Stephens Parish, New Kent County, Virginia d.09 Mar 1758 in Caroline County, Virginia
- b.~19 May 1583 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England d.18 Mar 1639 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England
- b.29 Mar 1621 in Chilham Castle, Kent, England d.15 Mar 1675 in Bellfield Plantation, York County, Virginia
- b.1583 in Ollantigh, Chilham, Kent, England d.1631
- b.~ 1654 in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia d.1729 in Caroline County, Virginia
- b.13 Oct 1594 in Bedfont, Middlesex, England d.13 Oct 1678 in Bedfont, Middlesex, England
- b.1615 in England or Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia d.24 Sep 1691 in York County, Virginia
- b.1595 in Allington Castle, Middlesex, England
- b.1702 in King and Queen County, Virginia d.Oct 1759 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- b.23 May 1674 in Newport, Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England d.1727 in Caroline County, Virginia
<Unknown>
- b.01 May 1737 in Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia d.28 Oct 1810 in Fredericksburg, Virginia
- b.~ 1570 in Castle Camps, Cambridge, England
- b.1596 in Castle Camps, Cambridge, England
- b.~ 1575 in Castle Camps, Cambridge, England d.02 May 1626 in Castle Camps, Cambridge, England
- b.~ 1629 in Castle Camps, Cambridge, England d. in Virginia
- b.~ 1675 in Gloucester, Virginia d.> 1715 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
<Unknown>
- b.~ 1700 in King and Queen County, Virginia d.>04 Oct 1743 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- b.~ 1676 in Virginia d.1715
-
